Portland Timbers Scouting Report

Portland (7-14-7, 28 pts.) enters Wednesday’s game eighth in the Western Conference standings. They are coming off a 1-1 draw against their Cascadia rival, Seattle Sounders FC, over the weekend. The club is 2-2-1 in their last five matches with wins over Colorado and Vancouver in the process. Leading the way offensively has been Designated Player Kris Boyd with seven goals. Meanwhile, midfielder Eric Alexander leads the team with six assists.

Of Note

- The Earthquakes are 9-0-3 in 2012 and unbeaten in their last 15 games at Buck Shaw Stadium

- Chris Wondolowski has scored a goal against every MLS team except for two: Houston and Portland

- Through 28 games, the Earthquakes are No. 1 in MLS with 58 goals scored and 60 assists

- Chris Wondolowski is five goals away from matching Ronald Cerritos’ club record for career goals scored. Cerritos scored 61 goals in 148 games over six seasons in San Jose